Orders & sales

Where to Order?

Institutions, bookshops and individuals worldwide can order:

• directly from Brepols
• through the usual book supplier

How to order direct from Brepols

Please send us your orders or information requests by e-mail, fax or letter, or simply give us a call.
We will execute your order without any special administrative procedure.
When ordering make sure to give us:

• the title, author and the ISBN or reference number of the books to order
• your name
• invoice & delivery address
• VAT number (if appropriate)
• client number (if appropriate)

IMPORTANT: Please, don't forget to mention your postal mail address in the email-order (we cannot send orders to PO-Boxes).

How to contact Brepols for orders or information

E-mail

The fastest way to contact us is via email. Please use the following email-addresses:

Fax / Telephone

Regular Mail

Brepols Publishers NV
Customer Care Department
Begijnhof 67
B-2300 Turnhout (Belgium)

Brepols Delivery & Payment Information

How to pay Brepols?

We accept payment in any of three methods:

• major credit cards (up to a value of 500 EURO)

  VISA, Mastercard, Eurocard, Diners Club and American Express. Please send us your card number and expiry date together with your order. (to assure your security: please use fax, separate emails or surface mail)

• international money transfers

  we advise you to use one of our IBAN-bank account numbers (Europe) or SWIFT-codes. (for our bank details see below on our invoices or click here)

• cheques

  however, for security reasons and to minimise costs, credit cards and money transfers are advised.

When will the order be delivered?

• books available at our main warehouse and sent by "non-priority mail" will usually be delivered:

  for customers within the European Union: within 2 weeks
  to North America or Australasia: within 3 to 4 weeks
  in Belgium: within 1 week from receipt of the order

• on request products can be sent by courier
• customers may also order products which are not yet available. The order will be held as pending and fulfilled when the product becomes available.
• In exceptional circumstances the delivery time may extend beyond the timetable above because products have to be sought from alternative warehouses.

Postage Costs

• Brepols undertakes to minimise costs of shipment
• Brepols only charges you the actual cost of the postage
• Therefore we can guarantee that no customer will pay more than the official prices stipulated by the Belgian Postal Service.
• Examples (February 2010) for a 1 kg package:

  for delivery within the European Union and Switzerland:	5,45 Euro
  to the rest of the world (incl. USA, CND, AUS, JPN):	5,95 Euro

Taxes and Duties

• for deliveries to all customers within the European Union (EU)

  VAT (TVA - Mwst) will be charged according to EU cross-border regulations (that is, individuals currently pay 6% on books and 21% on electronic media)

• for deliveries to customers outside the European Union:

  VAT is not chareable but national (import) duties or GSTs will be applied where necessary; In this case they will be charged through a local customs agent (usually the Post Office or another courier).

Brepols Relevant Administrative Information

Brepols Publishers NV

Brepols Publishers NV - Bank Account / Compte bancaire

• for international payments:

  Dexia Bank, Turnhout, Belgium

  IBAN account number:	BE53 5522 9134 0053
  SWIFT code:	GKCCBEBB

• Belgium:

  Dexia Bank
  Account number: 552-2913400-53

• France:

  ING Bank France (Lille)

  Numéro de compte:	30438 00008 33894 03 6002 40
  Numéro IBAN:	FR76 3043 8000 0833 8940 3600 240
  SWIFT Code:	INGBFRPP

• Germany:

  ING Bank Frankfurt am Main

  Account Number:	0010130474 BLZ 50021000
  IBAN account number:	DE14500210000010130474
  SWIFT Code:	INGBDEFF

• United Kingdom:

  KBC London account number 03036991 (GBP account)

• United States:

  Please contact us for our account number and full bank information.

• For alternative bank information: see our standard invoice.